StateMaster - Cremation, % of deceased cremated (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	Washington:	63.26%
#2	Hawaii:	62.97%
#3	Nevada:	61.53%
#4	Oregon:	60.57%
#5	Arizona:	57.39%
#6	Alaska:	55.47%
#7	Montana:	54.89%
#8	Colorado:	52.98%
#9	California:	52.61%
#10	Maine:	49.99%
#11	Florida:	49.4%
#12	New Hampshire:	49.14%
#13	New Mexico:	43.41%
#14	Idaho:	41.51%
#15	Vermont:	40.51%
#16	Wyoming:	40.01%
#17	Rhode Island:	37.19%
#18	District of Columbia:	35.83%
#19	Minnesota:	34.8%
#20	Connecticut:	33.93%
#21	Michigan:	33.72%
#22	Wisconsin:	31.12%
#23	Delaware:	29.7%
#24	New Jersey:	26.79%
#25	Maryland:	26.27%
#26	Massachusetts:	25.72%
#27	Pennsylvania:	25.21%
#28	Virginia:	23.43%
#29	Ohio:	23.34%
#30	Nebraska:	23.18%
#31	New York:	23.15%
#32	Kansas:	22.59%
#33	Illinois:	22.24%
#34	Texas:	20.17%
#35	Utah:	20.15%
#36	North Carolina:	20.06%
#37	Missouri:	20.02%
#38	Iowa:	19.18%
#39	South Dakota:	18.63%
#40	Georgia:	18.47%
#41	Oklahoma:	18.44%
#42	Indiana:	17.31%
#43	Arkansas:	16.78%
#44	North Dakota:	16.15%
#45	South Carolina:	15.9%
#46	West Virginia:	14.47%
#47	Louisiana:	12.98%
#48	Kentucky:	10.2%
#49	Mississippi:	7.72%
#50	Alabama:	7.05%
#51	Tennessee:	3.22%
	Weighted average:	31.2%

DEFINITION: Percentage of deceased persons who are cremated. Confirmed figures are for 2003.

SOURCE: Cremation Association of North America. Report and additional statistics are available at CANA.

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COMMENTARY

Donna Migliore (Phoenix)
9th June 2006

This is a very interesting statistic from a regional standpoint. Why might a person and his or her family choose cremation over burial? Is the choice based on religiousness or religious practices? Does the selection of cremation have more to do with economics or is there a geographic reason such as permafrost in Alaska or lack of burial space in Hawaii? Are more Democrats cremated than Republicans? Answering some these questions would be a fascinating project.

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